&male; Marlow

What does Marlow mean?

Marlow[mar-low] as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Marlow) is pronounced MAR-loh. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Marlow is "driftwood". The original phrase literally means "lake leavings". It became the name of a place in Buckinghamshire, England, and then was used as a surname designating families from that area. Marlowe and Marley are occasionally used for girls. English playwright Christopher Marlowe.

How popular is Marlow?

Marlow is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#2511 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. Census)

Marlow was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its highest position of #1484 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2015 Birth Statistics)

Which version is better?

with its variant forms and related boy names. Popular related forms of Marlow rated in the Top 2000 are Marley(#863 in recent rankings) and Marlowe. These relations of Marlow reached the top of their popularity 1 year ago (usage of 0.01%) and have remained as popular to this day (usage 0.01%, down 5.6%). Marley is the most fashionable boy name in this list.